Pre-Columbian

Pre-Columbian, Central America, El Salvador, Maya, Copador type, Late Classic Period, ca. 650 to 900 AD. A hand-built pottery bowl of deep form with a planar base, sloped walls, and a thick rim. Highly burnished and decorated with red, orange, and black pigment, the bowl presents a pair of prone 'swimmers' along the bottom of the exterior, their lengthy bodies wearing clothing and seemingly supporting the band of pseudo-glyphs above them. The basin interior features 3 pairs of large glyphs similar to those on the exterior that are enclosed within concentric brown and red rings. Condition: Some surface wear. One stabile line on the wall and a small nick on the hairdress of one of the swimmers ( see pictures ) Provenance: - Art Dealer - Barcelone. - Mark Clark, San Francisco, California, prior to 21 July 1993. - Donald Wonder (1938-2023), California & New Jersey; thence by descent. Due to summer holidays this lot will be sent to the buyers in september Notes: - The piece includes authenticity certificate. - The piece will include spanish export license for the European Union. - If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested by us, This process can take beteen 1 and 2 months. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%./ From 6.001 to 60.000 euros: 10%. - This lot can not be sold to US customers. - Shipped with Insurance.

Utropspris:SEK 14,474.11

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